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Paderborn Lippstadt Airport

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Paderborn Lippstadt Airport

Flughafen Paderborn Lippstadt
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFlughafen Paderborn/Lippstadt GmbH
ServesPaderborn and Lippstadt
LocationBüren, Germany
Opened1969; 55 years ago (1969)
Elevation AMSL699 ft / 213 m
Coordinates51°36′55″N 008°37′02″E / 51.61528°N 8.61722°E / 51.61528; 8.61722
Websiteairport-paderborn.com
Map
PAD is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
PAD
PAD
Location of Airport in North Rhine-Westphalia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 7,169 2,180 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers502,621 Increase+288,7%
Aircraft movements038,035 Increase0+15,8%
Cargo (metric tons)000,192 Decrease0-20,8%
Sources: Statistics at ADV.[1]
AIP at German air traffic control.[2]

Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (German: Flughafen Paderborn Lippstadt) (IATA: PAD, ICAO: EDLP) is a minor international airport in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe area in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Despite its name, the airport is actually located near the town of Büren, around 18 km (11 mi) from Paderborn city centre. It mainly serves flights to European leisure destinations.

History

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The airport company was founded in 1969, the actual Paderborn Lippstadt Airport opened in 1971.[3]

In 2010, 1.03 million passed through the airport. Ever since, passenger numbers have been decreasing. In September 2015, German leisure airline Condor announced the termination of all operations at Paderborn Lippstadt Airport. All ten year-round and seasonal routes to destinations around the Mediterranean ceased by 26 October 2015.[4]

In January 2019, Adria Airways announced it would end its short-lived operations at the airport which consisted of routes to London (which already ceased in late 2018), Vienna and Zürich.[5] In October 2019, Lufthansa announced the termination of their route to Frankfurt Airport by March 2020, leaving Paderborn/Lippstadt with a sole hub connection to Munich Airport.[6]

In August 2020, the airport company announced its intention to file for insolvency while maintaining business operations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

In 2024, the airport celebrated its 55th anniversary.[3]

Facilities

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The terminal offers several facilities for travelers: travel agencies, a restaurant, shops, car rental agencies and a visitors deck. The apron features five stands for mid-sized aircraft such as the Airbus A320 of which three are equipped with jet bridges. There are also several stands for smaller general aviation aircraft. A conference centre with several conference rooms can be found at the airport and a hotel was opened there in October 2006. An industrial park with several companies is located in the close vicinity.

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Paderborn Lippstadt Airport:[8]

AirlinesDestinations
Air Cairo Seasonal: Hurghada[9][10]
Air Nostrum Seasonal charter: Palma de Mallorca[11]
Corendon Airlines Antalya[12]
Eurowings Seasonal: Palma de Mallorca
Freebird Airlines Europe[13] Seasonal charter: Antalya, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Hurghada,[14] Palma de Mallorca
Lufthansa Munich
Pegasus Airlines Seasonal: Antalya[15]
Ryanair Alicante[16]
Seasonal: Girona,[17] Málaga,[16] Palma de Mallorca[16]
SunExpress Antalya[18]
Trade Air Charter: Pristina[19]

The nearest larger international airport is Dortmund Airport approx. 70 kilometres (43 mi) to the west.

Statistics

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Apron view
Aerial overview
Annual passenger traffic at PAD airport. See Wikidata query.
Passengers
2008 1,137,043
2009 Decrease 983,706
2010 Increase 1,028,301
2011 Decrease 974,775
2012 Decrease 873,244
2013 Decrease 794,889
2014 Decrease 760,044
2015 Increase 771,749
2016 Decrease 706,268
2017 Increase 738,474
2018 Decrease 736,158
2019 Decrease 693,404
2020 Decrease 92,574
2021 Increase 129,292
2022 Increase 502,621
Source: ADV[20]

Ground transportation

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The airport is located next to the Autobahn A 44 (exit Büren) and can also be reached via Autobahn A 33 (exit Salzkotten). There is a bus shuttle from the main station in Paderborn.[21]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ADV Monthly Traffic Report 12/2022" (PDF; 919 KB). adv.aero (in German). Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrsflughäfen e.V. 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  2. ^ "AIP VFR online". dfs.de. DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  3. ^ a b airliners.de (German) 4 September 2024
  4. ^ airliners.de - "Condor leaves Paderborn Lippstadt Airport" (German) 29 September 2015
  5. ^ "Paderborn announces route termination for Adria" 1 February 2019
  6. ^ nw.de - "Lufthansa terminates Paderborn-Frankfurt connection" (German) 4 November 2019
  7. ^ airliners.de (German) 28 August 2020
  8. ^ airport-pad.com - Flightplan (German) retrieved 4 August 2022
  9. ^ "Egypt's Air Cairo, SunExpress ink cooperation agreement".
  10. ^ "Summer 2025: Air Cairo flies from Paderborn to Hurghada".
  11. ^ "Air Nostrum will fly from Paderborn/Lippstadt for AIDA cruises" (in German). 13 January 2023.
  12. ^ "CORENDON AIRLINES NW22 SCHEDULED SERVICE ADJUSTMENT – 20OCT22". aeroroutes.com. 20 October 2022.
  13. ^ "TUI fliegt wieder ab Airport Paderborn".
  14. ^ "Flugplan".
  15. ^ "Summer 2023 schedule - Paderborn/Lippstadt".
  16. ^ a b c "RYANAIR NS23 NETWORK ADDITIONS – 22DEC22".
  17. ^ "Ryanair verbindet neu Paderborn/Lippstadt und Girona". 6 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Mit SunExpress nach Antalya".
  19. ^ "Deutschland: Trade Air mit drei weiteren Kosovo-Strecken". 27 February 2024.
  20. ^ adv.aero - Download archive traffic statistics (German) retrieved 1 February 2024
  21. ^ airport-pad.com - Getting here retrieved 5 October 2017
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